Tracy McGrady was still glued to the television coverage of Hurricane Harvey's destruction and the recovery efforts underway when his wife ClaRenda joined him with an idea.
Their Sugar Land home had been spared, rendered an island in the flood waters that surrounded it in every direction. But as they considered the many ways to help in their adopted hometown, they also wanted to provide a reason to smile with at least a brief taste - a smoky, sauced taste - of normalcy.
Monday would be a Labor Day that for many would be unlike any before.